The public was not notified before U.S. Marines conducted an exercise over Interstate 5 in Southern California last Friday, when more than two dozen rounds were reportedly fired over busy traffic, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
A 17-mile section of the road was closed last Saturday in support of the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary. But no such precautions were taken for Friday’s rehearsal, when 30 rounds from the Marines’ M777 howitzers were fired over the freeway and a major commuter rail line.
While a spokesperson for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Pendleton told the Times that the state had been notified about the plans, California transportation officials said they were not told that live-fire would be used.
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